William Shatner hopes for no 'gremlins' on Blue Origin launch

[El Supremo]

Famed "Star Trek" actor William Shatner is hoping to see magnificent views of Earth from space on his launch with Blue Origin this week. He just hopes the gremlins stay away.

"I plan to be looking out the window with my nose pressed against window," Shatner said in a video released by Blue Origin featuring an interview with the actor and the company's Audrey Powers, who will also launch on the flight. Liftoff is set for 9:30 a.m. EDT (1330 GMT) on Wednesday (Oct. 13) from Blue Origin's Launch Site One near Van Horn, Texas.

"The only thing I don't want to see is a little gremlin looking back at me," Shatner added with a smile, apparently referring to the iconic 1963 episode of "The Twilight Zone" called "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet." In that episode, Shatner portrayed a frantic passenger on a commercial flight who sees a gremlin on the wing of the plane.

more at: https://www.space.com/william-shatner-blue-origin-launch-gremlins

[Takket]

1. small update.. the launch is actually scheduled for 10EST, 9 Central

OCTOBER 12, 12:45 PM CDT / 17:45 UTC

NS-18 remains go for launch tomorrow, October 13 from Launch Site One in West Texas. Liftoff is now targeted for 9:00 am CDT / 14:00 UTC with live coverage beginning at T-90 minutes. The shift in launch target is due to forecasted winds at vehicle rollout. Weather currently looks good for launch.

https://www.blueorigin.com/news/new-shepard-ns-18-mission-updates

flight should land about 11 minutes after launch.

[dchill]

2. Hopefully, no tribbles, either.

[House of Roberts]

3. Thank you.

Tribbles were my first worry when I saw this thread title.

[zipplewrath]

9. Mine as well

Especially since he is flying on "Harry Mudd's" rocket.

[IL Dem]

11. Tribbles were my first thought, too. n/t

[Takket]

4. 1,771,561

[LudwigPastorius]

15. "This video is age-restricted"?

Is there now some sort of furry sub-group that gets off on poor, innocent tribbles, or what?

[lagomorph777]

19. That would be trouble.

[Kid Berwyn]

5. Don't forget the pineapple head outside the Venus capsule window, General.

[lagomorph777]

20. Wow, sweet find!

[Beastly Boy]

6. I hope he gets to wrestle an alien in hand-to hand combat while he is in space.

I know he will prevail. He's got the moves!

[krispos42]

8. He'll be with a green-skinned hottie, joining the 50-mile-high club.

There will be a silvery bikini involved, but not for very long.

[Dial H For Hero]

13. One can only hope!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

10. This is a dumb thing to do

I hope that the trip goes off without a hitch but this is the type of hubris that invites problems

[Volaris]

18. I tend to agree BUT

The other side is, if it comes off without a hitch, it IS a hell of a marketing gimmick and ad campaign:

Look, we sent up 90yo grandpa, and he was just fine. Surely, you can do it, too!

NASA got itself OUT of the 'tourism' business in 1986. I have no issue with private sector assuming that risk/reward concept at this point.

[LeftInTX]

12. Hurricane Pamela is making landfall - rain and clouds are in the forecast.

I think this will also get postponed. Should have been postponed this morning.

[Rhiannon12866]

14. Yikes! I remember that one, one of the best known, saw it when they had a marathon...

[misanthrope]

16. On Twitter today

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"We should all dress like this when William Shatner returns from space."

[Celerity]

17. roflmaooooooooooooooo